Storm shutter



Sept. 18, 1951 H. s. JONES 2,558,195 STORM SHUTTER Filed Oct. 8, 1947 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor HERBERT s. JONES W'WMQ.

Attorneys Sept. 18, 1951 H. s. JONES 2,568,195

STORM SHUTTER Filed Oct. 8, 1947 :5 Sheets-Sheet 5 HERBERT s. JONES MM mam AHorneys Patented Sept. 18, 1951 1 o-FncE- f 5256849 5 swarm SHUTTER 'Application mctober'il, 194s, Semial'No. 5:18.809

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This invention has to do with shutters,

designed particularly for use as a storm shutter fdr protecting windows or other glazed openings,

Itis necessary, inshutters of this type, that they be adapted for prompt installation in event, of sudden storms. Further, the construction must bib *such that, when erected, the shutter, be so mfeunted-and-coupled as to prevent displacement under wind pressure. It is desirable also that, when not in use, removable shutter parts may lie-stored "in a relatively small space.

'fil hese results are secured by the invention :disclosed herein in which there are provided a fixed foot and header, attached to the building,idesigned to receive, iii-sliding engagement, either in :horizontal or vertical assembly, a ;plurality of independent, separable shutter members which arwbrought together :in overlapped, easily separae.

ble relation to form a stable awning which can be quickly installed in and removed from the front "and header members, and which, when removed, can be "stacked and stored in a convenient manner. v a

In the drawings herewith is shown one physical embodiment of the invention, and "in said drawings:

Figure 1 is a [perspective View "of a building, one story only being shown, with the shutters in .;pla'ce.

fFigure "2 'is an enlarged detail view in elevation of a shutter holding foot and header with the shutters installed.

Figure '3is'a view 1n vertical sectionsubstanneuron thelli'ne "3- 3 in -Fi'gure'2.

Figure '4 'is a'view in verticeu section showing .adrererittormorroot and header construction.

51s .a detail viewt'o show-the overlapped relation of the shutters.

Figure 6 is a view in vertical section of a slightly different form of foot and header.

Figure 7 is a view in elevation of a form of the invention designed for deep windows. Figure 8 is a view in vertical section substantially on the line 8--8 of Figure '7.

Figure 9 is an end view of a shutter.

Figure 10 is a view in perspective of the shutters stacked for storage.

Figure 11 is an enlarged view of a means for attaching a foot to the building.

Figure 12 is a view in vertical section of a door closure, and

Figure 13 is a view in horizontal section of the door closure of Figure 12.

In the drawing reference numerals are applied to designate the different parts, the same numerbut readily separable shutter structure.

als being used for the same parts in the several views.

-In Figure 1 a conventional, one-stony building to is shown, having windows 1| l and doorways 5B of usual construction insofar aszframespndgg a fid closures are concerned. secured to the wall oi the building, as shown in Figures 2 land ,3, :,adiacent the window opening, is a .shutter holding foot made up of the -L-shaped.members J3 and M which are securedto .the-windowiedge in any suitable rrnanner. One satisfactory form u e curing means shown in Figure 11. which a socket L6 embedded the window ledge A5 is shown, which socket t6 .receives the fastening. screw I passing through the limbs of L-shapedmembers 1.3 and ;l 4 .so as to .hold them firmlyrin-place and provide between them achanneled shutter-receiving foot tor the lower ends of the shutters. .At the top of thewindownpen, ing is ,provided :a header :18 of "substantially in verted U-shape .in 'crossesection to receive the upper-ends \of :theshutters. :Header 1:8 may the suitably secured to the wall of the building, 13.5. for example, by means .of the socket =andscrew constructionshown .in Figure .11. Preferably the header [8 will .be so .formed as to bind .theshutters 'suillciently -.to .maintain them v.in close relation -.to .one another .and to .the window @Dfiriing. As .shown in Eigure .3 this .result ,obtained by means of .an inturneiilip [[9 on the .outerllixnh of header .18, which .11 I9 holds the shutters closely finiline.

mhe shutters 20, as .shown ;-in {Figures ,5, -9 --and llilare rectangu-larin. iorm, substantially flat,,,and of appropriate dimensionsras -.to.length and width to aperniit them .to .be readily .handled .ior installationandremoval. IIn nrder that theymay be properly overlapped ,to .form a continuous, protective, and stable shutter when installed, the fiat shutters are provided with shallow edge engaging overlapping means. As here shown. one edge of the shutter 20 is provided with slightly turned straight lip 2|, while the other edge of shutter 20 is provided with an inter-engaging shallow open groove or channel 22 of substantially V-shape, in which the lip 2| is received, so as to form, as shown in Figure 1, a continuous The projections formed by the lips and'grooves of the shutters when assembled, fit closely the foot and header members and hold the shutters snugly in place, there being suflicient resiliency in the header lip l9 to yieldingly hold the shutters in position.

With this construction it will be seen that the sill 23. In this form the shutter-receiving foot channel will be formed between sill 23 and an""' L-shaped foot member 24 secured to theledge;

25 in the manner hereinbeforedescribed. The

shutter-receiving header 26 may be'the samefas that shown in Figure 3.

In the form shown in Figure'6 the .invention is adapted to a ledgeless window. As here, shown,

the foot is made up of the member 21 secured to the vertical wall of the building, to which member 21 a second member'28 is secured, so as toform a shutter-receiving channel between the wall and the member 28. The header, in this form may be similar'to that shown in Figures 3 and '4 and hereinbefore described.

' As' developed in Figures 7 and 8, the invention is designed for deep'or inset' and ledgeless windows. In this form the shutter-receiving channel is formed between thevvinclow frame 29 and a member of substantially inverted L-shape, the lower limb 30 of which is secured directly to the wall of-the building and the upper limb 3| of which isinclined inwardly and forms, with the window frame 29a channel for the shutters 20.

In this form the header is mounted on the underside of the opening so as to meet the requirements of the deep' windo-w opening. Preferably, this form of header will have downwardly projecting member 32 of some length to bear against the shutters 20' with yielding pressure and hold them'in place, the inner member of the header lying in closerelation to' the window frame.

The closures for doorways 12 are shown in Figures lz and 13. Frames 33 are'provided about the door openingand transom secured to the building walL' The door and transom will be hung in the usual or any suitable fashion from frames 33. Above thetransom a header 34 of the type hereinbefore described will be secured to the building wallgto receive the upper end of a plate 35 which will be secured by bolts or equivalent fastening means to the frame 33 to cover thetransom. At the lintel 36 of the door will be provided a foot 31 having a horizontal memher to support'the plate 35. With this construetion plate 35'can' be readily engaged with the header 34 and slipped'intgposition on the foot 3].. The door fits below the foot 31 and above 4 a threshold 39 and is covered by a plate 40, which plate is held in place by bars 4| bolted or otherwise secured at their ends by fastening means 42 to the frame 33 and also bolted at 43 to the cover plate 40. This construction provides a readily installed closure for the doorway.

The invention as herein disclosed provides a secure, continuous shutter for windows and doors, which can be quickly installed and removed without the need of skilled labor, and which, when not in use, can be conveniently stored in a small storage space.

, Such changes from the particular construction here shown as involve only the exercise of mechanical skill and are comprehended by the appended claims may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. A demountable shutter structure of the class described including a fixed channeled foot, a spaced channeled header in alignment with said foot, a plurality of independently insertable and separately removable shutter members slidablyl' mounted in said foot and header, each of said shutter members having a substantially V-' shaped groove at one end and an angularly disposed flat inclined lip at its opposite end, each;

arranged to be detachably connected to a wallof a building, to facilitate installing and removing of the shutter members separately.

HERBERT s. JONES.

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